Micah 6:2

Micah 6:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Hear ye, O mountains, the Lord’s controversy, and ye strong foundations of the earth: for the Lord hath a controversy with his people, and he will plead with Israel.
• New International Version (NIV)“Hear, you mountains, the Lord’s accusation; listen, you everlasting foundations of the earth. For the Lord has a case against his people; he is lodging a charge against Israel.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Hear, you mountains, the indictment of the Lord, and you enduring foundations of the earth, for the Lord has an indictment against his people, and he will contend with Israel.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Hear, O you mountains, the Lord’s complaint, And you strong foundations of the earth; For the Lord has a complaint against His people, And He will contend with Israel.

Context of Micah 6:2

1Now listen to what the Lord is saying, “Stand up! Plead your case in front of the mountains, and let the hills listen to your request. Listen to the Lord’s lawsuit, you mountains. Listen, you strong foundations of the earth. The Lord has filed a lawsuit against his people. He is arguing his case against Israel. 3“My people, what have I done to you? How have I tried your patience? Answer me! 4I brought you out of Egypt and freed you from slavery. I sent Moses, Aaron, and Miriam to lead you.

Micah 6:2 word by word

שִׁמְע֤וּ הָרִים֙ אֶת־רִ֣יב יְהוָ֔ה וְהָאֵתָנִ֖ים מֹ֣סְדֵי אָ֑רֶץ כִּ֣י רִ֤יב לַֽיהוָה֙ עִם־עַמּ֔וֹ וְעִם־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל יִתְוַכָּֽח׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Hearשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• ye, O mountainsהַרhar · mountain: mountH2022
• the Lord’sיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• controversyרִיבrîyb rib · strifeH7379
• and ye strongאֵיתָן'êythân · strongH386
• foundationsמוֹסָדָהmôsâdâh môsâdâh · foundationH4146
• of the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• with his peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• and he will pleadיָכַחyâkach · to rebukeH3198
• with Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478

Cross-references for Micah 6:2

• Deuteronomy 32:22My anger has started a fire that will burn to the depths of hell. It will consume the earth and its crops and set the foundations of the mountains on fire.
• 2 Samuel 22:8Then the earth shook and quaked. Even the foundations of the heavens trembled. They shook violently because he was angry.
• Psalms 104:5You set the earth on its foundations so that it can never be shaken.
• Proverbs 8:29when he set a limit for the sea so the waters would not overstep his command, when he traced the foundations of the earth,
• Jeremiah 31:37This is what the Lord says: Only if the heavens could be measured or the foundations of the earth could be searched, would I ever reject all of Israel’s descendants because of everything that they have done, declares the Lord.
• Isaiah 1:18“Come on now, let’s discuss this!” says the Lord. “Though your sins are bright red, they will become as white as snow. Though they are dark red, they will become as white as wool.
• Isaiah 5:3Now then, you inhabitants of Jerusalem and Judah, judge between me and my vineyard!
• Isaiah 43:26Remind me ⌞of what happened⌟. Let us argue our case together. State your case so that you can prove you are right.
• Jeremiah 2:9“That is why I am bringing charges against you,” declares the Lord, “and I am bringing charges against your grandchildren.
• Jeremiah 25:31The sound is echoing to the ends of the earth because the Lord has brought charges against the nations. He will judge all humans. He will kill the wicked, declares the Lord.’
• Ezekiel 20:35I will bring you into the desert of the nations. There I will put you on trial face to face.
• Hosea 4:1Listen to the Lord’s word, you Israelites. The Lord has brought these charges against those who live in the land: “There is no faith, no love, and no knowledge of God in the land.
• Hosea 12:2The Lord brings charges against Judah and punishes Jacob because of the way their people act. He will pay them back for what they have done.

Commentaries on Micah 6:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Hear ye, O mountains - Micah, as God's advocate, summons this people into judgment, and makes an appeal to inanimate creation against them. He had spoken to the priests, to the princes, to the people. He had done every thing that was necessary to make them wise, and holy, and happy; they had uniformly disobeyed, and were ever ungrateful. It was not consistent with either the justice or mercy of God to permit them to go on without reprehension and…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Hear, ye strong (or, it may be, ye enduring,) foundations of the earth - Mountains and rocks carry the soul to times far away, before and after. They change net, like the habitable, cultivated, surface of the earth. There they were, before the existence of our short-lived generations; there they will be, until time shall cease to be. They have witnessed so many vicissitudes of human things, themselves unchanging. The prophet is directed to seize this…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-2mountains … hills: All creation is called as a witness (see Joshua 24:27). In other ancient Near Eastern treaties, they called the gods of the countries as witnesses.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. Lord's controversy--How great is Jehovah's condescension, who, though the supreme Lord of all, yet wishes to prove to worms of the earth the equity of His dealings (Is 5:3; 43:26).Read the comment

Topics related to Micah 6:2

• Condescension of God
• Reasoning

In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Justly
• Controversy
• Hard; Hardiness; Harddiness; Hardly
• Micah (2)
• Plead
• Micah

Commentaries on Micah 6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings